Marky History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Marky

What does the name Marky mean?

The root of the ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name Marky is the personal name Aodh, which is often Anglicized as Hugh. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Aoidh, which means son of Aodh.

Early Origins of the Marky family

The surname Marky was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland.

Early History of the Marky family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marky research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1304 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Marky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marky Spelling Variations

Historical recordings of the name Marky include many spelling variations. They include They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. Mackie, Mackey, MacHugh and others.

Early Notables of the Marky family

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Migration of the Marky family to Ireland

Some of the Marky family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marky migration to the United States +

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Marky, or a variant listed above:

Marky Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Marky, who landed in Virginia in 1663 1

Marky Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Marky, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1829 1

The Marky Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Labore
Motto Translation: By labour.

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)